Collin McKinney (1766 - 1861)

Born 17 Apr 1766 in Hunterdon, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Amy (Moore) McKinney — married 10 Feb 1794 in Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky

Husband of Elizabeth Leek (Coleman) McKinney — married 14 Apr 1805 in Lincoln County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1861 at age 95 in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States of America

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Collin McKinney migrated from New Jersey to Texas.

Collin McKinney settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

This profile is part of the Early Red River, Texas One Place Study.

Biography

Collin McKinney is Notable.

Collin McKinney was born in 1766. In the spring of 1793, Collin McKinney served in Lincoln County's 6th regiment of the Kentucky militia. By 1831 he was on the Red River of Texas where in 1836 he was elected as a delegate from the Red River District to the General Convention of Washington where he served on the committee that drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Lived in Texas

On March 2, 1836 Collin, along with fifty-nine Texas leaders, signed this document. He was also a member of the committee that produced the Republic of Texas Constitution. He then was elected to serve as a member of the first, second and fourth Congress of the Republic of Texas His cabin when he moved his family to Van Alstyne was the first made of lumber. He lived there until his death.

Collin McKinney's home was given, by his ancestors, to the City of McKinney in 1936. This date marked the 100th year since leaders made a declaration that Texas would be free from Mexican rule. The home served as a tourist and information center during the Texas Centennial where over 10,000 people visited the historic home.

Some of the above was taken from the Collin McKinney.org website. The picture of the cabin was from a postcard used during the days before it burned, More information can be obtained from the websites below.

Note: Special THANKS to my 4th Grade History teacher who honored a beloved person as Collin McKinney in the city of McKinney, Collin County, Texas

• Collin county, Texas is named for Collin McKinney. Its county seat, McKinney, Texas is also named for this man...

Collin McKinney was a Texan.

Sources

• Texas Handbook Onlin
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6786130/collin-mckinney
• www.CollinMcKinney.org
• CollinMcKinney250.org
• Wikipedia: Collin_McKinney
• The 4th grade History folder created by Jon P Czarowitz

• JOSEPH BLADE (not in file), Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #3888, Date of Import: May 26, 1999. (1995), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 16, 1999. COLLIN WAS A MEMBER 1ST, 2ND, AND 4TH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS. HE HELPED TO PEN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF TEXAS. HIS SIGNATURE IS ALSO AFFIXED TO THE DOCUMENT. COLLIN COUNTY TEXAS IS NAMED FOR HIM. ALSO, THE COUNTY SEAT OF mCKINNEY IS IN HIS HONOR. COLLINS' YOUNGEST SON, SCOTT MCKINNEY, WAS A MINISTER AND PERFORMED THE MARRIAGE OF JOHNNY BASS TO ELIZABETH J. SLOAN.

• Joe Scott Creager, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #1193, Date of Import: May 9, 1999. (1995), "Electronic," Date of Import: May 16, 1999.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile McKinney-198 created through the import of Low Family Tree.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Robert Low. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.